House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Ensuring Military Readiness Not Discrimination Act
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination in the Armed Forces.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 16, 2025
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Jan 16, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 515.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACOBS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 9, January 16, 2025, Pages H222-H223):Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 16, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 43 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 515, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/515
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 1, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
52 cosponsors — 52 Democrats
0 of 52 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Becca Balint (D-VT), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Jesús García (D-IL), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), James McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sara Jacobs.
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- H.R. 3916 (119th) My Body, My Data Act of 2025
- H.Con.Res. 23 (119th) Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
- H.R. 1196 (119th) Protect U.S. National Security Act
- H.Con.Res. 82 (119th) Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.